HOBART, GARRET AUGUSTUS , vice president of the United States 1897-99, was born at Long Branch, N.J., on June 3, 1844. He graduated at Rutgers College in 1863, was admitted to the bar in 1869, practised law at Paterson, N.J., and rose to prominence in the State. He was long conspicuous in the State republican organization, was chairman of the N.J. State republican committee from 188o-9o, became a member in 1884 of the Republican National Committee, and was the delegate-at large from New Jersey to five successive Republican national nominating conventions. He served in the N.J. Assembly in and in the N.J. Senate in 1877-82, and was speaker of the Assembly in 1874 and president of the Senate in 1881 and 1882. He was also prominent and successful in business and accumulated a large fortune. He accepted the nomination as vice president in 1896, on the ticket with President McKinley, and was elected; but while still in office he died at Paterson, N.J., on Nov. 21, 1899.
See the Life (191o) by David Magie.